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Re: Has your marriage changed since SCOTUS ruling?

Originally Posted by CanadaJohn

It's stupid questions like this that trivialize the real problem with recent Supreme Court rulings. The problem is, many of them have little to do with law and everything to do with a Supreme Court that's lost its way. It no longer sees itself as an interpreter of the law under the confines of the constitution. It now sees itself as social engineers, charged with making the hard decisions that a divided America is too fractured to make politically. That's wrong.

And if Chief Justice Roberts wasn't so tragically conflicted and idiotic, he'd be comical. He's spent two years ignoring the constitution and the letter of the law to manufacture two majority decisions related to the ACA and he has the gall to criticize the majority in the same sex marriage ruling for making a decision that has nothing to do with the constitution and is just a feel good move. The man should resign or be impeached before he can do any more harm.

You think that the Supreme Court developed such tendencies only recently?

It has always had the power to implement social change since day one of this countries history.

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Re: Has your marriage changed since SCOTUS ruling?

Originally Posted by Dragonfly

Equal rights are "trivial" and NOT something SCOTUS should be bothered with???

You're Canadian. Obviously you're opinions are worthless in this context.

I appreciate you're upset that I called your question stupid, but at least try not to have a hissy fit and try to understand the point made in my comments without throwing up a totally irrelevant strawman that had nothing to do with my argument.

The fact that I'm Canadian only proves that I'm Canadian. Even a Canadian can see how asinine the question in this thread is.

A Canadian conservative is one who believes in limited government and that the government should stay out of our wallets and out of our bedrooms.

Re: Has your marriage changed since SCOTUS ruling?

I have been married thirty years and still going strong. The only regret is knowing that the field of possibilities could have been twice as large.... no one told me I could have had things that were behind door number 2.

Re: Has your marriage changed since SCOTUS ruling?

You think that the Supreme Court developed such tendencies only recently?

It has always had the power to implement social change since day one of this countries history.

I agree, it has over time done so. I just find it does so blatantly now. The decisions handed down the last couple of days will be mocked by future historians as they research and teach the law and the Supreme Court.

A Canadian conservative is one who believes in limited government and that the government should stay out of our wallets and out of our bedrooms.

Re: Has your marriage changed since SCOTUS ruling?

Originally Posted by CanadaJohn

I appreciate you're upset that I called your question stupid, but at least try not to have a hissy fit and try to understand the point made in my comments without throwing up a totally irrelevant strawman that had nothing to do with my argument.

The fact that I'm Canadian only proves that I'm Canadian. Even a Canadian can see how asinine the question in this thread is.

This thread is NOT about SCOTUS and it's flaws or deficiencies. You're derailing the thread.

This thread is about a decision that SCOTUS made and the gazillions of infantile comments made over the last few years about the "definition of marriage" and "traditional marriage" and how life as we know it will change if SSM gets national approval.

Stick to topic, or start your own new topic. Or go listen to some Rush.

Re: Has your marriage changed since SCOTUS ruling?

Originally Posted by CanadaJohn

I agree, it has over time done so. I just find it does so blatantly now. The decisions handed down the last couple of days will be mocked by future historians as they research and teach the law and the Supreme Court.

Yes... They will be mocking the judicial interpretations exhibited by justices Alito and Scalia..

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